Sunday, September 19, 2010

Yesterday was absolutely perfect! Greg and I were able to do the trail of tears ride and got to spend the entire day together. The trail of tears ride is now in it's 17th year and this was the second time we were able to participate in it. It is amazing to be part of something like that and we will try to do it again next year. The ride actually starts in Chattanooga and goes all the way to Oklahoma. We only did the stretch from Madison into Florence. It is a massive undertaking, roads are closed, police and fire department are all over the place working.
We (ok, I) took about a gazillion pictures, so consider yourself warned...
There were so many amazing bikes (and things like it) to see...
Gestern war der absolut perfekte Tag! Greg und ich konnten im Trail of Tears ride mitfahren und den ganzen Tag miteinander verbringen. Der Trail of Tears ist nun im 17. Jahr und dieses war das 2. Mal das wir mitfahren konnten. Es ist unglaublich bei so etwas dabei zu sein, und wir moechten naechstes Jahr auf jeden Fall wieder mitmachen. Die Fahrt beginnt eigentlich in Chattanooga und endet in Oklahoma, aber wir haben nur den Teil von Madison nach Florence mitgemacht. Es ist ein riesen Aufwand noetig um das alles zu organisieren, Strassen zu sperren und Polizei und Feuerwehr sind an diesem Tag stark gefordert.
Wir (ok, ich) habe eine billion Bilder gemacht, ihr seid also gewarnt...
Es waren unwahrscheinlich viele aussergewoehnliche Motorraeder (und aehnliche Sachen) zu sehen...

This is the parking lot where everybody meets up at. This was taken after the group from Chattanooga got there.
Das ist der Parkplatz in Madison wo sich alle treffen. Dies war nachdem die Gruppe aus Chattanooga dazu gestossen ist.

Once you're on the road all you will see in front of you and behind you are bikes.
Wenn man mal auf der Strasse ist, sieht man vor und hinter sich nur Motorraeder.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

The recipe for these cookies is out of my "A taste of Oklahoma" cookbook, that my MIL gave me about 20 years ago. They are really, really good even if they are not health food. ;-) But then I don't plan on eating all of them by myself, either...

About Me

I'm 46 years old and have been married to my hubby for 26 years. We have two wonderful girls, ages 16 and 18. I started this blog to stay in touch with our family and friends in Germany and here in the US. It's a little glimpse into our daily lives...